What goes in a notice of delay template?

To: [superintendent or contract administrator]. From: [your company]. Date: [today]. Contract: [name and number]. Subject: Notice of delay under clause [number].

We give notice of a delay. On [date], [event, such as late drawings for level 2]. It holds up [work]. We expect it to delay practical completion by about [number] days. We will send a claim with full details within the time the contract allows.

Fill each bracket with a fact you can prove. Attach the email, drawing or site diary entry that shows the event. Keep the estimate rough. You can update it later.

Send it to the person the contract names, by the method it names. Save the sent email. That record shows the notice was on time.